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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale 3.69 1455

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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14553.7/5.03.69/5.07.2%98.8Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Indian Brown Ale A cross between a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A, and an American Pale, this beer is well hopped and malty at the same time. It is brewed with Aromatic Barley and caramelized brown sugar. - 50 IBU available year round, bottles & draft - Descriptors: Notes of molasses, coffee, ginger, raisinettes, chocolate
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 scrizzz (1335), kirkland, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2009  
deep mousey brown, strong white head, barely tan. The dense malt aroma is fighting to escape the hops, seems balanced in the nose. If i homebrewed and made a brown, i’m sure I’d throw a shitton of hops in, just to do it. but sam beat me to the punch. Caramely brown, medium bodied and not intense, strong leafy hop finish. Not a typical brown by any means, but unique and assertive. Coffee roast, leafy hop finish. Just how I likes it.


broozer81 (67), , New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Toasted coffee, malts and brown sugar are definitely dominate here, hops are present but don’t let the Indian in the name fool you, this is more of a porter-stout than a ipa-apa..not my favorite style but still a very flavorful taste, and a interesting beer..


 gracefullypunk (350), Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Brown with a small tan head and some lacing. Aromas of caramel, bread, peppery hops. Complex flavor of spicy hops, nuts and caramel, with an interesting aftertaste.


 mbgrayson (150), Anaconda, Montana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2009  
Pours a dark amber-brown with a tan head. Rich and dark, fairly smooth. Notes of coffee and brown sugar or molasses. Overall a good solid brew. Thumbs up.


kcdoom (17), merriam, Kansas, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Jul 2, 2009  
poured nice and dark with a dough tan head. smells of maple syrup, hazelnut, malty goodness. by far the best brown ale I have ever tried


 Listigovers (103), Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 27, 2009  
This is one of the beers that introduced me to microbrewed beers. This was the first time I experienced a beer that rolled along my tongue with multiple flavours of malts and it will always hold a special place in my heart for beers. Very nice.


Imbockinsxtx (75), Big Bend, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Poured a huge tan rocky head into a semi dimpled mug. Smell of molasses and malts and brown sugar. Flavour has a nice balance of Sweet and Bitter fresh Happiness- oops I mean Hoppiness. I had already had a few draughts at the Draught House Brewery in Austin so my Palate may have been dulled, but I did not detect a very strong alcohol flavour. The head did dissipate quickly. The bitter flavour though persisted pretty much till the bottom of the glass. I liked the over all effect of this beer. I would try it again. Enjoy!


 l1br4r14n (297), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Malt and hops! The commercial description is spot on. It’s like they took two different beers, a scotch ale and IPA, and mixed them together. Very interesting, but they don’t work together real well, rather the flavors are very separate. Strange.



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